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Wonderful Whites make pundits purr

Great to hear the Match of the Day 2 pundits – David Ginola especially – waxing lyrical over the Whites too.

I was dubious about the team selection before kick-off.

Everton are a decent side and we’ve looked flimsy this season without Fabrice Muamba in the starting XI, but Mark
Davies had a cracking game.

He is a skilful player, no doubt, but he’s combative too. He gets the tackles in, and alongside Stu Holden – who must be a sure thing for player of the season already – it is like having two little
terriers in midfield.

They are a joy to watch.

Johan Elmander, however, is not a winger, he is a striker. So it is frustrating to see him picked out of position in favour of three out-and-out wide men – Chungy, Martin Petrov and Rodrigo.

I feel like the manager is picking Elmander because he doesn’t want to upset him, now that the excellent Daniel Sturridge is on the scene.

Fair enough, we won 2-0, but we looked vulnerable on the right because the Sweden forward is not used to the defensive role that a winger must play.

Everton, I think everyone including David Moyes agree, were very poor, but on another day or against a different team, our defensive frailties would have been exposed.

A quick word about the Toffees.

They’ve had a poor season, so far, by their standards, but it’s interesting to note – as it was noted on the Beeb on Sunday night – that had they won at the Reebok, they would’ve gone above us.

It is funny how teams are perceived to be having good and bad seasons.

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